Wow alot of info there
Claire
Why, thank you, Andrew! How kind of you to share with everyone.
Thanks as posted above, I have had a number of PM's requests for info, I didn't do a trip report from 2007, but have posted above who I used and they all were great private tours.
I the Med I know I did the very best thing booking Private tours, for a family of four they were comparable in price against
DCL tours, but superior, as they can go faster than DCL tour buses, they can go into small roads buses cant, you do not hang around for missing people, get a good seat each time, move on faster or slower as you personally wish and have a knowledgeable guide who talks to you direct and only you, and can answer your questions.
The private tour of the Vatican was the very best, and well worth it, they bring it all to life.
Booking a trip up the leaning tower of Pisa was a highlight, the same as driving down the Amalfi coast where tour buses couldn't go.
We didn't go to any of the souvenier places where tours traditionally take you, but did eat with the locals, my pizza in Naples was great.
I did post in 2007 do not do Capri! from Naples so many people after wards said to me, why didn't we listen to you, they didn't like it.
The Med to get the most out of it, needs a plan, I will look more into the Baltic if/when I get on.
Mote Carlo was great and so was Florence,